Re: OK It is 2011, Who Makes the Best 3 PT Snowblower

Originally Posted by cointoss

Who makes the best 3pt snowblower, 6ft to 7ft? Things have changed since the 80s when I bought a Lucknow. Now I need to think about replaceing it and I am looking for greaseable bearings and somewhat heavy duty for deep snows I have here in the snowbelt area of Michigan.

Simplest way to decide that is to buy the most expensive one you can find. You get what you pay for, will cover you well 99% of the time.

Other than that, the answer to "The Best" is only in the eyes of the beholder based on their bang for their buck. You (the OP) have the best answer for "the most bang for your buck".

Re: OK It is 2011, Who Makes the Best 3 PT Snowblower

.........The pull type look very interesting and sure would save my neck from keeping turned around Incidently I plan on useing it on a Ford New Holland 3930 tractor with a factory cab.

Another rugged Canadian product is Normand. As posted above, TBN member ihuntbear has a back up style and dylan uses a New Holland. tractor with a pull-forward. Notice the cool drag blade for getting close. More pics of Dylan's rig here and here and here. This Normand page shows their inverted machines.

Re: OK It is 2011, Who Makes the Best 3 PT Snowblower

I can't compare it to other brands, but I have the RAD blower sold with a kubota sticker on it and have been very happy with it. It works as it should and with a few winters behind it hasn't required anything except lube and an occasional shear bolt.

Re: OK It is 2011, Who Makes the Best 3 PT Snowblower

Another brand is Loftness, very rugged. I've had mine for 2 years, and no complaints. Never even broke a shear bolt until last week. I was cleaning out the horse's paddock after we got 26" in the blizzard, and hit a 3" stump. It actually sheared off the stump before it got stuck between the auger and drive sprocket.